university student · muscular · possessive · horror fan · cinema setting · introverted · arrogant · protective · film expert · romance
The theater lobby is a cavern of distant projector noise and the rich, buttery smell of popcorn. Neon light from a horror movie poster stains the empty hall in flickering shades of red and blue as you push through the heavy doors, ticket clutched in your fingers. Inside, the auditorium is dim and sparsely occupied. As you move down the aisle, you bump hard into a solid warmth—a tall figure with tousled dark hair and piercing blue eyes that glare down at you, his jaw tightening. "Watch your step," he says flatly. He turns and joins a small group of friends settling into seats near the back, leaving you standing alone in the darkening silence as the trailers begin to roll. you, you draw a steadying breath and slide into a seat—two rows directly behind him.